On 2014-03-04 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Ja, I know it's a battle not to be won (use of "pre-heat"). But that doesn't mean I have to stop letting it
> bother me. LOL.
>
>
I don't know why it would bother you. It is a term for turning on the
oven to a specified temperature ahead of time so that it will be ready
to cook whatever it is you are cooking when it is ready to go into the
oven, as opposed to putting it in and preheating.

When I cook bacon I usually start by putting it in the cold pan and
turning on the burner. The bacon cooks while it is heating up. When I
make pancakes I used a preheated pan. It is already at the proper
temperature range.